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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Ribbit ribbit - Episode 290 - The Knitmore Girls

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**Genevieve offered to do the shownotes while Mom and I have been sick. Either she (or Mom) will post the shownotes by 7/20.

Gigi is also working on the Dianthus Superbus socks from The Knitters Curiosity Cabinet LINK out of Wildfoote. Gigi waxes poetic about Hunter Hammersen's designs.
She is also working on the Indie Burghe socks.
She is working on a preemie hat for the Head to Toe project.
She also bound off the shoulders of the Dr Watson sweater.

Loose Ends:(16:33)

Jasmin mentions labels for Knitmore-Alongs from Sterling Name Tapes: Information for getting labels:

- Donate $1.50 for postage and envelope through Paypal button (in sidebar)
- PM Jasmin (cuteknitter) via Ravelry, and let her know how many sweater
and shawl labels you want, and put "labels" in the subject line
- Include your Paypal email address in your PM
- International: PM Jasmin on Ravelry for cost of shipping

The second question we answer is about letting yarn rest on the bobbin. Jasmin mentions The Intentional Spinner and Learn Visually -Handspinning, by Judith MacKenzie McCuin. LINKs
Also: The Gentle Art of Plying.

Gigi has been attacked by her Odelia that she is planning to finish for the #stashdash2014. She is knitting it out of Silk and Wool by Tess Yarns.
Also, she hid the yarn she bought to knit the Rainshadow from herself.

Gigi has been spinning long draw and she has weighed her fiber into 25 g nests, and is trying to spin a nest a day. She is planning to knit the Harvest cardigan for her SPAKAL project.

Jasmin is spinning 25g a day with an attenuated woolen spun, on her Schacht Matchless, and storing them on 6inch Schacht bobbins. LINK She is spinning a Targhee cross that she purchased from Morro Fleece Works.
She is also working on Stash Dash and plied up a storm.

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